injury
n.
hurt; wound; harm, damage; insult, offense
Injury
Injury
injury
Noun
1. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
(synonym) hurt, harm, trauma
(hypernym) ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
(hyponym) birth trauma
(derivation) injure, wound
2. an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
(synonym) accidental injury
(hypernym) accident
(hyponym) concussion
(derivation) injure, wound
3. a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
(synonym) wound, combat injury
(hypernym) personnel casualty, loss
(hyponym) blighty wound
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
4. an act that injures someone
(hypernym) wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
(hyponym) disservice, ill service, ill turn
(derivation) injure, wound
Injury
(a.)
Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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